Kennard F. Bubier

Kennard F. Bubier (October 11, 1902 - July 2, 1983) was a Gunnery Sergeant of the U.S. Marine Corps and an aviation mechanic known for being member of the 1928–1930 Byrd Antarctic Expedition.[1][2][3]

Bubier was born in Providence, Rhode Island.[4] At retirement from the US Marine Corps he held the rank of lieutenant colonel.[5] Bubier worked for Lockheed Martin for 11 years following his military service.[5] He died in 1983 in California.[5]

Recognition

He was awarded the Navy Cross on October 25, 1930, for his service during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition.[1] Bubier appeared in the 1930 film With Byrd at the South Pole.[6] Mount Bubier, on Thurston Island, Antarctica, was named after him.[7][8]

References
  1. "The Marine Corps Gazette". 1968.
  2. "Bubier 11". The Missoulian. 5 November 1930. p. 5.
  3. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr. (2015-05-15). Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, the Flight to the South Pole. ISBN 9781442241718.
  4. "Kennard Bubier - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  5. https://antarcticsociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Antarctic.V10.6.1984.pdf
  6. "AFI|Catalog".
  7. Stewart, John (1990). Antarctica: An Encyclopedia. ISBN 9780899505978.
  8. Alberts, Fred G. (1995). "Geographic Names of the Antarctic".


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